[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D228-D229]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

      (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D204)
  H.R. 395, to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees 
for the implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry. 
Signed on March 11, 2003. (Public Law 108-10)


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 13, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine causes of 
the medical liability insurance crisis, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine military 
strategy and operational requirements in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2004 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Department 
of Defense, focusing on the impacts of environmental laws on 
readiness and the related Administration legislative proposal, 2 
p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 
2004 for the Federal Transit Administration, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to continue markup of a 
proposed concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 2004 
budget for the Federal Government, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 579, to reauthorize the National 
Transportation Safety Board, S. 275, to amend the Professional 
Boxing Safety Act of 1996, and to establish the United States Boxing 
Administration, S. 196, to establish a digital and wireless network 
technology program, S. 165, to improve air cargo security, the 
nominations of, Ellen G. Engleman, of Indiana, to be a Member of and 
Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Richard F. 
Healing, of Virginia, and Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, both to be 
a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Charles E. 
McQueary, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Homeland 
Security for Science and Technology, Jeffrey Shane, of the District 
of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, 
Emil H. Frankel, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation, Robert A. Sturgell, of Maryland, to be Deputy 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Coast 
Guard promotion lists, the rules of procedure, and subcommittee 
assignments for the 108th Congress, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the impact of fires in 2002 and then look forward to the 
potential 2003 fire season, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the designation and management of National Heritage Areas, 
including criteria and procedures for designating heritage areas, 
the potential impact of heritage areas on private lands and 
communities, federal and non-federal costs of managing heritage 
areas, and methods of monitoring and measuring the success of 
heritage areas, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean 
Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine the implementation of the Congestion Mitigation and Air 
Quality Improvement Program, and Conformity programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold a closed briefing to 
examine Iraq's political future, 2 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, 10 a.m., SD-106.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine legislative 
presentations of the Retired Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives 
of America, the Fleet Reserve Association, and the Air Force 
Sergeants Association, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on 
National Resources Conservation Service, 9:30 a.m., and on Research, 
Education and Economics, 1:30 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and The Judiciary, 
and Related Agencies, on SEC, 1 p.m., H-309 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on U.S. Northern Command, 1:30 
p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Department of 
Energy-Science, Nuclear Energy, and Renewable Energy, 10 a.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs, on Secretary of State, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on National 
Endowment for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Humanities, 
10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Education-Panel: ``Special 
Education and Vocational Education'' program, 10:15 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent 
Agencies, on Inspector General, Department of Transportation, 10 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA and HUD, and Independent Agencies, on Council 
on Environmental Quality, 10 a.m., and on Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board, 11 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, to continue hearings on the fiscal 
year 2004 national defense authorization budget request, 8 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on environmental legislative 
proposals, 10:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on force protection policy, with emphasis on 
the role of the Department of Defense and the National Guard in 
homeland security, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on the Department of Defense 
total force transformation and overview of the fiscal year 2004 
military personnel budget request, 3 p.m., 2216 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Education Reform, hearing on ``IDEA, Focusing on Improving Results 
for Children and Disabilities,'' 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on H.R. 660, 
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, to continue hearings on ``Comprehensive National Energy 
Policy,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to consider the following bills: 
H.R. 21, Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act; H.R. 
522, Federal Deposit Insurance Act of 2003; and H.R. 758, Business 
Checking Freedom Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Stumbling onto 
Smut: The Alarming Ease of Access to Pornography on Peer-to-Peer 
Networks,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental 
Relations and the Census, oversight hearing entitled ``Federal E-
Government Initiatives: Are We Headed in the Right Direction?'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, to consider Committee funding 
requests, 10:40 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe, 
hearing on United States Priorities in Europe, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, 
and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on the ``International 
Copyright Piracy: Links to Organized Crime and Terrorism,'' 9 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards, to mark up H.R. 1081, Aquatic Invasive Species Research 
Act; followed by a hearing on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia: 
Strengthening the Science, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to meet for organizational 
purposes, and to hold an oversight hearing on the Administration's 
Fiscal Year 2004 Budgets for the U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal 
Maritime Commission, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, oversight hearing 
on Reauthorization of Federal Highway and Transit Programs: What are 
the needs, and how to meet those needs, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 743, Social Security 
Protection Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, briefing on 
Hot Spots, 8:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, 
hearing on Future Imagery Architecture Program, 1 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine legislative presentations of the Retired Enlisted 
Association, Gold Star Wives of America, the Fleet Reserve 
Association, and the Air Force Sergeants Association, 10 a.m., 345 
Cannon Building.